Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 16, 2015

May. 30, 2015

Gail Collins Op-Ed column lambasts Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker for making insensitive comment conflating 'cool' ultrasounds with requirement in some states that images of fetus be shown to women seeking abortions; criticizes Walker for refusing to see any drawbacks to ultrasound requirement; holds Walker's tasteless comments show he is unprepared for scrutiny given to presidents. MORE

Dec. 23, 2014

Federal appeals court upholds district court judge's decision to strike down North Carolina abortion law passed in 2011; deems law unconstitutional for infringing on doctors' free speech rights by requiring them to perform ultrasound, show the sonogram and describe fetus to women seeking abortion. MORE

May. 29, 2014

Skin treatments using ultrasound waves to smooth wrinkles and reduce fat are being offered by dermatologists and at spas. MORE

Jan. 18, 2014

Federal Judge Catherine C Eagles declares unconstitutional North Carolina's ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions; says it violates the First Amendment by requiring doctors to display a fetal image and describe it even to women who covered their eyes and ears MORE

Mar. 29, 2012

District Judge Bryan Dixon strikes down an Oklahoma law requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound image placed in front of them and to listen to a detailed description of the fetus before the procedure. MORE

Mar. 28, 2012

Idaho's Republican-controlled Legislature is backing away from bill requiring women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound. MORE

Mar. 22, 2012

Anti-abortion advocate Brandi Swindell secures a basement room in the Idaho Capitol to conduct ultrasound procedures on six women before an audience of 150, in an attempt to persuade lawmakers to support a bill that would require women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound first. MORE

Mar. 20, 2012

Mar. 8, 2012

Virginia Gov Bob McDonnell signed a bill requiring a woman seeking an abortion to undergo an abdominal ultrasound first, making it the eighth state to have such a requirement. MORE

Mar. 2, 2012

Pennsylvania State House will soon consider a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions; shift follows a national uproar over a similar proposal in Virginia, which would have forced women to have vaginal ultrasounds. MORE

Feb. 29, 2012

Virginia Senate, changing course after an unwelcome national uproar, adopts revised bill that still requires women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion, but also says that they cannot be forced to have a vaginal ultrasound; furor has already had an effect in other states considering ultrasound mandates. MORE

Feb. 26, 2012

News analysis; debate over legislation in Virginia that would require a woman seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound ended up revolving around the nature of the ultrasound, with anti-abortion forces trying to define it as something benign while their opponents successfully cast it in the most ominous terms; crucial to the fight is the belief among abortion opponents that viewing an ultrasound will help convince pregnant women not to undergo an abortion, which is unsupported by clinical studies. MORE

Feb. 25, 2012

Republican Gov Bob McDonnell of Virginia has gained national attention after withdrawing his support for controversial abortion legislation; his decision is a bitter disappointment to many anti-abortion groups and some strategists say it has the potential to harm his long-term political prospects among conservatives. MORE

Feb. 25, 2012

Editorial takes comfort that Virginia lawmakers, facing a public outcry, stepped back from an intrusive bill requiring women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound; asserts that the public's strong response sends a political warning that conservatives eager to undermine women's rights proceed at their own peril. MORE

Feb. 23, 2012

Virginia Gov Bob McDonnell backs down on a bill requiring women to have a vaginal ultrasound before undergoing an abortion; says he wants an amendment stipulating that ultrasounds be limited to a non-invasive abdominal scan; move is sudden change of position for a conservative governor who is viewed as having political ambitions on the national stage. MORE

Feb. 21, 2012

Controversial bill requiring a woman to get an ultrasound before having an abortion is poised to pass Virginia’s legislature, placing it on track to be signed into law by Governor Bob McDonnell; anti-abortion foes hope that law, if passed, will cause some pregnant women to change their minds while critics denounce measure as an effort to shame women and interfere with their privacy. MORE

Feb. 7, 2012

Federal District Court Judge Sam Sparks says that he will not attempt to block a Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion. MORE

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